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This experimental study, extending the communication accommodation theory and the Communication Predicament of Disability Model, examined people with disabilities' perceptions of four manipulated communication styles and tested the effects on their cognitive, emotional, and behavioral responses. Results revealed that participants in the integrative talk condition judged the coworker as the most competent and satisfying and had the least anxiety, followed by a relational talk, dismissive talk, and directive talk. Additionally, integrative talk resulted in the least internalized stigma and the highest likelihood of participants using accommodative response strategies, such as problem-solving and obliging. Furthermore, results revealed indirect effects of the communication styles on communication competence, satisfaction, stigma, and response strategies through communication anxiety. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development of technologies, organizational changes and the COVID-19 pandemic have caused a significant increase in the use of remote work modalities. The objective of this research was to evaluate the working conditions of remote work modalities in Cuba. The telework/remote work questionnaire was applied to a total of 28,026 s and managers. The working conditions were valued positively teleworker and remote worker, and managers, elements related to: the clarity of the objectives to be achieved, the deadlines for completing their tasks and adequate communication with co-workers and managers stand out. The main difficulties with working conditions are associated with limitations in the speed and stability of the Internet connection, and access to the necessary computer means provided by labor organizations. Significant differences are evident in all working conditions with the exception of communication between bosses, and teleworker and remote worker [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article describes the effect of work environment changes due to the COVID-19 on disability accommodation obligations of employers in the U.S. Topics discussed include the mental disabilities to be accommodated by employers under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), emergence of an altered work schedule as a common accommodation request made to employers, and the importance of good communication and increased education in successful mental disability accommodation.

Peer coworkers exchange a variety of messages in their organizational experiences. However, little is known about how peer coworker relationship quality affects expression of organizational dissent. This study utilized Kram and Isabella's (1985) typology of peer coworker relationships to examine their impact on lateral dissent expression and dissent messages. The results revealed that special and collegial peers engage in greater amounts of lateral dissent expression than information peers. No differences emerged between the types of peer coworkers relationships in their use of dissent messages. The study lends support to the notion that organizational dissent is influenced by peer coworker relationships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]